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1 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | royalone | 187040 | ||
Hi Hank- Well Im wondering If you read my answer.If 70 other ordinary fellows were able to cast out devels,then what makes us any different than them,nothing other than time. Their are thousands througout the world that are walking in the office of profit and apostle today. I see many healed of all kinds of things today in american churches today.Here are two verses from scruptures which addresses your question.If Gods word is true today then dont we have the following postions working in the church?If we have evangelists,pastors and teachers,then we also have apostles and prophets. Eph 4:11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, Eph 4:12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ. Van |
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2 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | lionheart | 187108 | ||
Van, Greetings. The vast amount of your premise is solid. The only thing I would disagree on is the Apostle part. An Apostle according to biblical Record is one who was with Jesus or in Pauls case who saw Jesus. Acts, on the road to Damascus.Paul also discribes himself as one born out of time. In Him, lionheart |
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3 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | royalone | 187132 | ||
You have to argue with scripture.. If he have some as....1 Cor 12:28 And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues He gave to the church apostles. Are we not the church? I think their is no difference in the original 12 whom were given to Jesus and the pattern set for the church.Yes they were chosen by Jesus to walk and learn and then go out and preach,teach and cast out devils,heal the sick etc. The issue today is whom are the Apostles of today. I would not presume to name names..but the office of Apostle whom has Gods authority I believe exists today in the church.I believe the real issue today (personally) is a lack of intimacy with God. I think the Lord is calling his people to the following verses once again John 16:13 "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. John 16:14 "He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. also this verse John 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. Time well spent is in his presense and one hour a week at church just wont cut it to know who Jesus really is. Have you ever been at a spirtual meeting where you felt the presense of the Lord in a special way.Why did he feal so close do you suppose.If we draw near to God,He will draw near to us.James 4:8 I strongly believe that in this hour,Jesus is calling his bride,the church to spend more time with him in praise and worship,prayer and intercession on behalf of others.Out of time spent with him comes a closeness and greater understanding of scriptures and the knowledge of God.He desires to speak to us..Yes Jesus wants to disclose himself to us personally. Has God ever given you his heart for others or a Word of knowledge about a person or situation that could not have come any other way other than from Him alone.I think our God is too small with the borders and parameters we place on him in our own understanding. Why did Jesus say this.. Matt 16:17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. Gods word was revealed to Peter not understood by his mind only. May God have mercy and reveal himself to each one of us in all of his personhood and character... 2 Pet 1:3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. Thanks for letting me share.. Van |
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4 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | lionheart | 187185 | ||
Van, You are more than welcome. The scripture about Paul I couldn't remember was 1 Corinthians 15:8. The scriptures you shared are true for all believers.But it does not make any of us Apostles. Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:20 that we are Christs Ambassedors and that we are. In Him, lionheart |
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